STATION 4 PHOTOS








Station Location: 8485 Ustick Road

Station Call Letters: KUS676

Units in Quarters: Engine 4 and Reserve Engine 4


Station 4 History

1912 - Station 4 was built at the corner of McKinley Street and East State Street. The structure was built in the same style as the station at Sixteenth and Fort Street--a two-story residential style station with a single unit bay. In 1923, though, the station was closed as part of a consolidation back to 3 stations. Station 1 was located at Sixth and Main; Station 2 at Sixteenth and Fort Street; Station 3 and Boise Avenue and Williams Street.

In 1950, Station 4 was built at the corner of Kootenai Street and Federal Way. The station operated for 20 years, closing in 1970, after the acquisition of the old Whitney Fire Station (now renamed Station 8).

Somewhere between 1970 and 1974, a new Station 4 was built at 8485 West Ustick Road. At that time, it would be the westernmost station in the city limits. The station remains at this location as Station 4 to this day.

6-Year Run Total for Station 4
Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 2007
# Calls 1257 1397 1455 1500 1500 1768 1644

Engine 4 came in 4th for the number of calls in 2007, with 1644 calls.
Station 4 only has the one apparatus, Engine 4, which answered all 1644 calls.
In the EMS category, Engine 4, wishing they could have been second, came in third with 1256 medical calls.

Engine 4
ENGINE 4 is a 2003 Spartan/Boise Mobile Equipment (BME) 1500 gpm pumper. The chassis is a Spartan Gladiator FF series chassis with a cab that seats four. There is additional seating for two forward-facing passengers in the rear section by means of two fold-down seats (these can't be used when responding to fire calls, as there is no SCBA attached to them).  The body is built by Boise Mobile Equipment. It has a 500 gallon tank and Hale pump. It is powered by a 400 hp Detroit diesel engine and has a complement of lighting by Federal Signal. It was the first of four new Spartan/BME engines to go into service. Other specifications are as follows:
  • Top-mount pump and speedlays
  • 42,500 lb. gross vehicle weight rating
  • Allison EVS automatic transmission
  • Air brakes with Anti-lock (ABS) braking system
  • Aluminum body
  • Rescue style compartments
  • Roll-up doors by ROM
  • Slide-out vertical tool boards
  • Stainless steel pump panel
  • Hale QMAX pump
  • Hale 5.0 foam system
  • 30-gallon foam tank
  • 270-amp Leece Neville alternator
 
Reserve Engine 4 RESERVE 4: 1990 Seagrave JM-30 1500 GPM pumper with Darley pump, Federal Signal lighting, and a Federal Signal Q2 siren.

Boise Fire Stations
Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 5 Station 6 Station 7 Station 8
Station 9 Station 10 Station 11 Station 12 Station 13 Station 21 Station 22

Boise Fire Station 4 Location Map

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